March 17 presidential primaries, 2020

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Three states held presidential primaries on March 17, 2020:

• Arizona
• Florida
• Illinois

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced that polls in Ohio, which were originally scheduled for March 17, would be closed. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose postponed in-person voting to June 2, 2020, due to public health concerns with the coronavirus pandemic.

Across the Democratic primaries, 441 pledged delegates were available to be allocated on March 17. This was 11.1% of all pledged delegates available.

This page contains the following presidential primary resources:

• A map of March 17 Democratic presidential primaries;
• Candidates and election results organized by state;
• The Democratic pledged delegate count;
• A chart showing Democratic delegate allocation over time by candidate;
• Rules governing delegates and candidate withdrawals; and
• An overview of historical election results in each state.

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Candidates and election results on March 17

This section contains the candidate lists and election results for each March 17, 2020, primary. Results will be updated as they become available.

Arizona

See also: Presidential election in Arizona, 2020

Arizona Democratic presidential primary on March 17, 2020

	Candidate	%	Votes	Pledged delegates
	Joe Biden	43.7	268,029	39
	Bernie Sanders	32.7	200,456	28
	Elizabeth Warren	5.8	35,537	0
	Pete Buttigieg	4.1	24,868	0
	Tulsi Gabbard	0.5	3,014	0
	Andrew Yang	0.3	1,921	0
	Julián Castro	0.1	754	0
	Marianne Williamson	0.1	668	0
	Roque De La Fuente III	0.1	628	0
	Michael Ellinger	0.0	284	0
	Deval Patrick	0.0	242	0
	Henry Hewes	0.0	208	0
	Other	12.5	76,746	0

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Source

Total votes: 613,355 • Total pledged delegates: 67

Florida

See also: Presidential election in Florida, 2020

Florida Democratic presidential primary on March 17, 2020

	Candidate	%	Votes	Pledged delegates
	Joe Biden	61.9	1,077,375	162
	Bernie Sanders	22.8	397,311	57
	Michael Bloomberg	8.4	146,544	0
	Pete Buttigieg	2.3	39,886	0
	Elizabeth Warren	1.9	32,875	0
	Amy Klobuchar	1.0	17,276	0
	Tulsi Gabbard	0.5	8,712	0
	Andrew Yang	0.3	5,286	0
	Michael Bennet	0.2	4,244	0
	Thomas Steyer	0.1	2,510	0
	Marianne Williamson	0.1	1,744	0
	John Delaney	0.1	1,583	0
	Cory Booker	0.1	1,507	0
	Julián Castro	0.1	1,036	0
	Joe Sestak	0.0	664	0
	Deval Patrick	0.0	661	0

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Source

Total votes: 1,739,214 • Total pledged delegates: 219

Florida Republican presidential primary on March 17, 2020

	Candidate	%	Votes	Pledged delegates
	Donald Trump	93.8	1,162,984	122
	Bill Weld	3.2	39,319	0
	Joe Walsh	2.1	25,464	0
	Roque De La Fuente	1.0	12,172	0

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Source

Total votes: 1,239,939 • Total pledged delegates: 122

Illinois

See also: Presidential election in Illinois, 2020

Illinois Democratic presidential primary on March 17, 2020

	Candidate	%	Votes	Pledged delegates
	Joe Biden	58.9	986,661	95
	Bernie Sanders	36.2	605,701	60
	Michael Bloomberg	1.5	25,500	0
	Elizabeth Warren	1.5	24,413	0
	Pete Buttigieg	0.6	9,729	0
	Tulsi Gabbard	0.6	9,642	0
	Andrew Yang	0.2	4,021	0
	Cory Booker	0.2	2,684	0
	Thomas Steyer	0.1	1,684	0
	Deval Patrick	0.1	1,567	0
	Michael Bennet	0.1	1,346	0
	John Delaney	0.1	1,185	0

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Source

Total votes: 1,674,133 • Total pledged delegates: 155

Illinois Republican presidential primary on March 17, 2020

	Candidate	%	Votes	Pledged delegates
	Donald Trump	96.0	520,956	67
	Roque De La Fuente	4.0	21,833	0
	Other	0.0	11	0

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Source

Total votes: 542,800 • Total pledged delegates: 67

Democratic pledged delegate count

See also: Democratic delegate rules, 2020

Delegate totals reflect the estimated allocation prior to candidate withdrawals or state party conventions. These estimates may differ from the delegate allocation announced at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

Democratic presidential primaries 2020

	Candidate	Pledged delegates
	Joe Biden	2,708
	Bernie Sanders	1,115
	Elizabeth Warren	70
	Michael Bloomberg	49
	Pete Buttigieg	26
	Amy Klobuchar	7
	Tulsi Gabbard	2

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Total pledged delegates: 3,977

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Arizona

U.S. presidential election, Arizona, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine	45.1%	1,161,167	0
	Republican	Donald Trump/Mike Pence	48.7%	1,252,401	11
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson/Bill Weld	4.1%	106,327	0
	Green	Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka	1.3%	34,345	0
	Other	Write-in votes	0.7%	18,925	0
Total Votes				2,573,165	11
Election results via: Arizona Secretary of State

Arizona Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	56.3%	262,459	42
Bernie Sanders	41.4%	192,962	33
Roque De La Fuente	0.6%	2,797	0
Henry Hewes	0.4%	1,845	0
Martin O'Malley	0.8%	3,877	0
Michael Steinberg	0.5%	2,295	0
Totals		466,235	75
Source: The New York Times and Arizona Secretary of State

Arizona Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Jeb Bush	0.7%	4,393	0
Ben Carson	2.4%	14,940	0
Chris Christie	0.2%	988	0
Tim Cook	0%	243	0
Ted Cruz	27.6%	172,294	0
Carly Fiorina	0.2%	1,270	0
Lindsey Graham	0.1%	498	0
Mike Huckabee	0.2%	1,300	0
John Kasich	10.6%	65,965	0
George Pataki	0%	309	0
Rand Paul	0.4%	2,269	0
Marco Rubio	11.6%	72,304	0
Rick Santorum	0.1%	523	0
Donald Trump	45.9%	286,743	58
Totals		624,039	58
Source: The New York Times and Arizona Secretary of State

Florida

U.S. presidential election, Florida, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine	47.8%	4,504,975	0
	Republican	Donald Trump/Mike Pence	49%	4,617,886	29
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson/Bill Weld	2.2%	207,043	0
	Green	Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka	0.7%	64,399	0
	Constitution	Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley	0.2%	16,475	0
	Reform	Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg	0.1%	9,108	0
	-	Other/Write-in	0%	153	0
Total Votes				9,420,039	29
Election results via: Florida Division of Elections

Florida Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	64.4%	1,101,414	141
Bernie Sanders	33.3%	568,839	73
Martin O'Malley	2.3%	38,930	0
Totals		1,709,183	214
Source: The New York Times and Florida Department of State

Florida Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Jeb Bush	1.8%	43,511	0
Ben Carson	0.9%	21,207	0
Chris Christie	0.1%	2,493	0
Ted Cruz	17.1%	404,891	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	1,899	0
Jim Gilmore	0%	319	0
Lindsey Graham	0%	693	0
Mike Huckabee	0.1%	2,624	0
John Kasich	6.8%	159,976	0
Rand Paul	0.2%	4,450	0
Marco Rubio	27%	638,661	0
Rick Santorum	0.1%	1,211	0
Donald Trump	45.7%	1,079,870	99
Totals		2,361,805	99
Source: The New York Times and Florida Department of State

Illinois

U.S. presidential election, Illinois, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine	55.8%	3,090,729	20
	Republican	Donald Trump/Mike Pence	38.8%	2,146,015	0
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson/Bill Weld	3.8%	209,596	0
	Green	Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka	1.4%	76,802	0
	-	Write-in votes	0.2%	13,282	0
Total Votes				5,536,424	20
Election results via: Illinois State Board of Elections

Illinois Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	50.6%	1,039,555	79
Bernie Sanders	48.6%	999,494	77
Willie Wilson	0.3%	6,565	0
Martin O'Malley	0.3%	6,197	0
Larry Cohen	0.1%	2,407	0
Roque De La Fuente	0.1%	1,802	0
David Formhals	0%	25	0
Brian O'Neill	0%	2	0
Totals		2,056,047	156
Source: The New York Times and Illinois State Board of Elections

Illinois Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	38.8%	562,464	54
Ted Cruz	30.2%	438,235	9
John Kasich	19.7%	286,118	6
Marco Rubio	8.7%	126,681	0
Ben Carson	0.8%	11,469	0
Jeb Bush	0.8%	11,188	0
Rand Paul	0.3%	4,718	0
Chris Christie	0.2%	3,428	0
Mike Huckabee	0.2%	2,737	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	1,540	0
Rick Santorum	0.1%	1,154	0
JoAnn Breivogel	0%	16	0
Totals		1,449,748	69
Source: The New York Times and Illinois State Board of Elections

Ohio

U.S. presidential election, Ohio, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine	43.6%	2,394,164	0
	Republican	Donald Trump/Mike Pence	51.7%	2,841,005	18
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson/Bill Weld	3.2%	174,498	0
	Green	Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka	0.8%	46,271	0
	Other	Richard Duncan/Ricky Johnson	0.4%	24,235	0
	-	Other/Write-in	0.3%	16,314	0
Total Votes				5,496,487	18
Election results via: Federal Election Commission

Ohio Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	56.1%	696,681	81
Bernie Sanders	43.1%	535,395	62
Roque De La Fuente	0.8%	9,402	0
Totals		1,241,478	143
Source: The New York Times and Ohio Secretary of State

Ohio Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Jeb Bush	0.3%	5,398	0
Ben Carson	0.7%	14,351	0
Chris Christie	0.1%	2,430	0
Ted Cruz	13.3%	264,640	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	2,112	0
Mike Huckabee	0.2%	4,941	0
John Kasich	47%	933,886	66
Marco Rubio	2.3%	46,478	0
Rick Santorum	0.1%	1,320	0
Donald Trump	35.9%	713,404	0
Totals		1,988,960	66
Source: The New York Times and Ohio Secretary of State

Previous Democratic winners by state, 2000-2016

The table shows the Democratic presidential primary winner in each March 17, 2020, state, between 2000 and 2016. Election years with incumbent presidents are not included.

Democratic winners, 2000-2016
State	2016	2008	2004	2000
Arizona	Clinton	Obama	Kerry	Gore
Florida	Clinton	Clinton	Kerry	Gore
Illinois	Clinton	Obama	Kerry	Gore
Ohio	Clinton	Clinton	Kerry	Gore

What happens to delegates allocated to candidates who withdraw?

The Delegate Selection Rules for the 2020 Democratic National Convention included two provisions regarding the binding of delegates to the candidates they supported at the time of their selection.

“	No delegate at any level of the delegate selection process shall be mandated by law or Party rule to vote contrary to that person’s presidential choice as expressed at the time the delegate is elected.	”
—Rule 13.I (p. 14)

“	Delegates elected to the national convention pledged to a presidential candidate shall in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of those who elected them.	”
—Rule 13.J (p. 14)

Beyond this, the Delegate Selection Rules did not directly address how a candidate's withdrawal from the race before the convention affected the delegates pledged to that candidate. However, in 12 states, statutes established provisions for the release of delegates either upon a candidate's withdrawal or after a specific number of ballots had been taken at the national convention. The table below identifies these states. In the column titled "Candidate withdrawal or release provision," a "yes" indicates that the statute allowed for the release of pledged delegates either upon a candidate's withdrawal or at the explicit direction of the candidate. In the column titled "Multiple ballot provision," a "yes" indicates that the statute allowed for the release of a pledged delegate after a specific number of ballots had been taken at the convention (the number in parentheses indicates the ballot on which the delegates would be released). The full text of relevant statutes and their citations are also provided.

What happens to delegates allocated to candidates who withdraw?
State	Candidate withdrawal or release provision	Multiple ballot provision	Statute	Citation
Arizona	Yes	Yes (second ballot)	At the political party national convention, each delegate to the national convention shall vote for the party's presidential nominee candidate who received the greatest number of votes in the presidential preference election until the candidate is nominated for the office of President of the United States by the convention, until the candidate releases the delegate from the delegate's obligation, until a candidate withdraws from the race or until one convention nominating ballot has been taken. After a candidate is nominated, withdraws from the race, delegates are released or one ballot is taken, each delegate is free to vote as the delegate chooses, and no rule may be adopted by a delegation requiring the delegation to vote as a body or causing the vote of any delegate to go uncounted or unreported.	Section 16-243
Connecticut	Yes	No	If, subsequent to the primary, a candidate to whom one or more of such party's delegates are allocated either dies or files with the secretary a written statement, by him signed, to the effect that he has released all Connecticut delegates committed to him, the commitment of any such delegate to the candidate shall be deemed to have been released.	Section 9-485
Georgia	Yes	No	Any delegate to a national convention whose presidential candidate withdraws after being entitled to delegate votes pursuant to this article shall be an unpledged delegate to the national convention.	Section 21-2-197
Indiana	No	Yes (second ballot)	A delegate or alternate delegate selected from a congressional district to the national convention of a political party shall, on the first ballot at the national convention, support the candidate for President of the United States who received the highest number of votes in the congressional district at the primary election if the person is in fact a candidate at the convention. A delegate-at-large or alternate delegate-at-large to the national convention is not required to support a specific candidate for President on any ballot at the convention.	Section 3-8-3-11
Kentucky	Yes	Yes (second ballot)	Each political party shall, on the first ballot at its national convention, cast this Commonwealth's vote for the candidates as determined by the primary or party caucus and calculated under this section or under party rules, whichever is applicable. Provided, however, that in the event of the death or withdrawal of a candidate receiving votes under this section prior to the tabulation of the first ballot, any delegate votes allocated to such candidate shall be considered uncommitted. Withdrawal shall mean notice in writing by the candidate to the chairman of the Kentucky delegation prior to the first ballot.	Section 118.641
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes (second ballot)	If there is a roll call vote for president at the national convention of a political party, all delegates and alternate delegates whose selection is subject by party rule to the approval of a presidential candidate shall vote on the first such roll call for that presidential candidate unless released by such candidate.	Section 701
Michigan	Yes	Yes (second ballot)	A national convention delegate shall be bound to vote for the presidential candidate for whom he or she designated commitment, if any, under section 562b and as certified by the presidential candidate or the presidential candidate's designee under this section before the delegate is elected as a national delegate until the end of the first ballot at the national convention. However, a national convention delegate is released from that commitment by the withdrawal of that presidential candidate from contention for that party's nomination or by written release of that presidential candidate to the chairperson of the national convention, whichever is earliest.	Section 168.619
Nebraska	Yes	Yes (third ballot)	Any person seeking to be elected as a delegate or alternate delegate to the national convention of a political party shall submit a filing form under this section regardless of the method of election used by the political party. The filing form for nomination of a candidate for election as a delegate or alternate delegate to the national convention of a political party shall (1) contain a statement of commitment to a candidate for the office of President of the United States or that he or she is uncommitted, (2) include a pledge swearing to support the candidate for President of the United States to which the candidate for delegate or alternate delegate to the national convention is committed until (a) such candidate receives less than thirty-five percent of the votes for nomination by such convention or releases the delegate from such commitment or (b) two convention nominating ballots have been taken, and (3) be filed with the Secretary of State.	Section 32-704
New Mexico	Yes	Yes (second ballot)	The provisions of this section with regard to the manner of voting by the New Mexico delegations at the national party conventions apply only to the first nominating ballot cast at such conventions. Such delegations may be released prior to the first ballot from voting in the manner provided by this section upon death of the candidate or upon his written unconditional release of such votes allotted to him. Any votes so released shall be cast in the manner of votes allotted to the uncommitted category.	Section 1-15A-9
Oklahoma	Yes	No	Each delegate or alternate delegate to the national convention of his political party shall cast their vote on all ballots for the candidate who received this state's vote. If that candidate is for any reason no longer a candidate, the votes of the Oklahoma delegation shall be cast for any candidate of their choice.	Section 26-20-104
Oregon	Yes	Yes (third ballot)	Each person selected as a delegate shall sign a pledge that the person will continue to support at the national convention the candidate for President of the United States the person is selected as favoring until: (a) The candidate is nominated at the convention; (b) The candidate receives less than 35 percent of the votes for nomination at the convention; (c) The candidate releases the delegate from the pledge; or (d) Two convention nominating ballots have been taken.	Section 248.315
Tennessee	Yes	Yes (third ballot)	The results of the preferential presidential primary shall be binding on the delegates to the national conventions as provided in this section. The delegates to the national conventions shall be bound by the results of the preferential presidential primary for the first two (2) ballots and shall vote for the candidate to whom they are pledged as provided in § 2-13-307. The delegates shall thereafter be bound to support such candidate so long as the candidate, not to exceed two (2) ballots, has twenty percent (20%) of the total convention vote or until such time the candidate of their party releases them from the results of the presidential preference primary.	Section 2-13-317

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